Sample of Basketball Blog for my High School team....

I like the picture so much that I thought maybe it would be cool to post it here as well, then I thought maybe some of the new readers would maybe like to have a look at that side of my little life over here. It is very enjoyable to work with these kids, sometimes you have situations that are tough, things that can be a little uncomfortable for everyone, but that is part of the deal being a high school basketball coach - and that dosn't mattter where in the world you live. Sometimes the hard thing to do is be honest and stand up for what you believe to be true and right. I guess it's like this for me, I give the kids everything I can, I am 100% honest with them, tell them what I think, with thought to what is best for that kid as a person, my vehicle is basketball, my teaching area's have been somewhat wide in their varation and difficulty. I know that the kids know all this, I bear my soul to my players, allow myself, with the opportunity to share my stories, teach through what is actually a long thought out process, which is common for us who are coaches.. we want to help the kids almost until it hurts, you wish you could do more for them all, help them more to be better ballers, people and all that good stuff... ya ya.. here's the last post I left for the team, a little background -  we had a good team talk tonight at practice, I did most of the talking, which is not to hard to imagne if you know me though :-)

Hoopsters: Remember what we talked about today guys, being our gang, 'our family' and giving each other the important info, share the responsibility for getting the info to all and making sure that we all listen to each other's info, suggestions, wants, needs, desires, thoughts... when it comes to basketball, team work, things of importance in reagards to being the best student/athelete, please know that you can talk to me, I know I have said it many times before and I know I will talk about these things again....  Mabye those kinds of things are like the fundementals in hoops? One can never get enough practice on them. Maybe for some of you the need is not that great to hear those things, and that's ok too, consider yourselves lucky if you are there/ I was not there when I was 15 and I'm not sure if I'm there as 40, and I'm not even sure that we ever get 'there' either ;-) Good practice tonight fellas, seems like you all were in a focused state and that is always positive for learning/trying new things. Everyone at least seemed to try and cut through the zone and look for openings, remember guys, this is going to take a while to get good at and you all are going to make mistakes and I HAVE to correct them, so get your thinking caps on be focused 100% or else you all know what happens and then I know I have everyones attention. If everyone is going to learn, then there must be an enviroment condusive to learning, ikke sant gutter? See ya'll on Friday!! Coach Kev

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The Human Back

My back is hurting, it's that pinched nerve in my lower back, I don't think it's anything else like a slipped disc or anything. I remember when I was playing hoops at Linfield College and it was just during open gym, my second year there and I went up for a fade away and landed on one leg, and pang, it happened, pinched nerve. I went to the kiropraker and get it cracked, but I remember I was on the sofa and walking real slow for a few days. Once in a very seldom while I'll have the thing act up and it is painful, when I was playing a lot of professional golf and was practicing quite a bit, at the same time working a 50 + hour work week, I remember having to be careful with it, making sure to lift things correctly and all that. I have not lifted anything real heavy and I can't really put my finger on it. It seems like I have more pain in my neck (also a golf injury, which is common among active players) and of course I have the knee and hip issues... Shatola, maybe like Tanja says, "just send me the the butchers" like a big horse or something. I know I will feel much better when the hip and knee get better, I do favor my left leg quite a bit, and now that I've been thinking active about it, I realise how much it really is. Hmm just a bunch of positive things out if my finger tips today.. Crying like a bitch.... That's supposed to be funny, really it is, so if I offended some new visitor, sorry... ;-0
Take care world, be good to each other, think peace, love and harmony with everyone and everything.... It is important that we all are active in thinking these positive thoughts as well, turn the global vibe to all the good stuff...